John Smith

Dir. of Partnerships @rgsnewcastle | Board Director ONE Trust | NMAP SCITT Hub NE | Writer: Sec-Ed, Schools Week

[John Smith @Educatinghuman1]

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[RGS Newcastle @RGSNewcastle]

Over 200 talented young musicians (Y6 to Y13) from schools across the #NorthEast joined us last month for #BigPlayDay!🎶

They rehearsed & performed together at RGS, ending with a stunning performance of Bachianas brasileiras No. 2 by Heitor Villa-Lobos.

#RGSMusic #MusicForAll

[Adam Grant @AdamMGrant]

This never gets old

[Kim McGuinness @KiMcGuinness]

This week we launched our Mayors Opportunity Fund.

£1m over the next 2 years for small charities and community groups working in our neighbourhoods fighting poverty and creating opportunity.

Applications for the first round are open now with @CFTyneWearNland and @PointNorthCF.

Here’s the link: https://t.co/GDxmwsk7C2

[John Smith @Educatinghuman1]

Oh no!

[Michael Bailey Photography @jollybeggars]

Incredibly sad to hear J G Windows in Newcastle has closed. A Tyneside musical icon, along with The City Hall, Mayfair, The Club a'Gogo... Its almost philanthropic approach to many of the region's performers and our culture was unique. The region lost a bit of its heart today.

[Bridget Phillipson @bphillipsonMP]

Here's how Labour's plan for breakfast clubs will deliver for working families, giving you more flexibility in the morning and your children the best start to their school day:

[Jack Worth @JackWorthNFER]

First ITT applications data from latest cycle out today. Waaay too early to draw any strong conclusions as the window has only been open 6 weeks & will stay open until next summer [1/3]

[Sean Harris FCCT @SeanHarris_NE]

Teachers matter.

But tackling inequality has to be more than putting a good teacher at the front of a classroom.

#ChildPoverty

[John Smith @Educatinghuman1]

And every school needs teachers and leaders like this 👇

[Andrew Brownhill @AndrewBrownhil]

Every coaching environment needs a version of Steve Black👇
🗣”If anything goes wrong at any time, forget it and wipe the slate clean. You’re all good players, all I want you to remember is how good of a player you are.”

[Mr James Wilson @mrjkwilson]

It was the highlight of my career this morning to lead a dedication service to our memorial to the fallen.
The soldier disappears as you approach it just as those who fell disappeared, only to reappear a second later; as we remember those who gave the ultimate sacrifice.
We gathered this morning to not only remember those that served in the past, but those that still serve today, such as those at @rafboulmer just up the road from us.
An art installation like no other, installed permanently on our site by a local ex forces fabricator, who also happens to be a parent.
Words do not give this justice...
@PeleTrustCEO @PoppyLegion @BBCNews @StnCdrBoulmer @alnwickgazette

[John Smith @Educatinghuman1]

@mrjkwilson Amazing!

[Sean Harris FCCT @SeanHarris_NE]

How do you create a sense of belonging in school communities?

There’s lots that we do. But @DormanstownPrim have gone even further this week

Working with children and @DaveDraws_ to identify then draw areas that matter to us in our local community

Just look at this!!

#Place

[Carl Hendrick @C_Hendrick]

Important paper on the current state of educational research:  We need better evidence says Rich Mayer. Most education research is non-experimental or correlational and that’s not good enough.  https://t.co/j6QEXlI55P

[Seamus Heaney @HeaneyDaily]

And catch the heart off guard and blow it open.

[John Smith @Educatinghuman1]

One for any youngsters studying languages...

[Prime Video Sport UK @primevideosport]

A post-match interview with a difference...

@alexaljoe translating her own questions, and then Luis Diaz’s answers! 👏🇨🇴

#UCLonPrime

[Prime Video Sport UK @primevideosport]

A post-match interview with a difference...

@alexaljoe translating her own questions, and then Luis Diaz’s answers! 👏🇨🇴

#UCLonPrime

[Carl Hendrick @C_Hendrick]

Another one for the 'short interventions producing significant effects' file: just a single session —where students practice aligning fractions with integers on number lines—can lead to pretty decent improvements.

Also interesting that using analogies in Maths helps schema building by relating new concepts to more familiar ones for long-term retention + transfer of knowledge.
https://t.co/FNNHcWX1fl

[Seamus Heaney @HeaneyDaily]

And some time make the time to drive out west
Into County Clare, along the Flaggy Shore,
In September or October, when the wind
And the light are working off each other
So that the ocean on one side is wild

[Kim McGuinness @KiMcGuinness]

This budget paves the way for the biggest devolution deal in North East history.

This budget gives the people of the North East more control over our own future.

With more freedom from Whitehall and Westminster, we will make our region the home of real opportunity.

[Graeme Peacock @GraemePeacock1]

2 of 2 ….member of the public & handed in. Police surmise too hot to handle. I’ve gone through hell today, been sick twice & am still shaking now. Yes, there are some evil folk in this world but some angels too. I wouldn’t want anyone to experience what I have. Thanks again :))

[John Smith @Educatinghuman1]

Love this 👇

[Sean Harris FCCT @SeanHarris_NE]

Don't ever think it is 'too late' to recalibrate the classroom and routines.

Here's five habits from me via @SecEd_Education that will support you in resetting classes at the start of terms.

#HalfTerm
#Behaviour

#LowLevelDisruption
#HighLevelRoutines